New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-06

Law their hands on people These fellows should
be made to understand that such handling is ex-
tremely offensive to every person Of self-respect
1t is, of COURSE, difficult TO keep everything NOV
ing smoothly when tremendous crowds are push
ing and struggling for the cars in the busy morn
ing and evening hours, but policeman has no
right to put his hand upon another mans shoulder
| or arm except to make an arrest. "A Brooklyn
| proyision dealer was roughly used and arrested
on Saturday afternoon, and he proposes to take
| action in tho courts. The policeman who made
the arrest tells story that convicts himself of
Impotence, indiscreton and lack OF self-control
Such officers are wholly out Of place amid the
mutitudes on the Bidge.
/ newspaper is known by the Company it
keeps. "1he Providence Journal now finds aid
and comfort in quoting the political views Of so
reckless and hide-bound q Democratic organ as
Tho Albany Argus
writer in i"The Springfield Republican" Or.
cues that mosquitoes instead Of being private
nuisanccs arc public benefactors He has made
IN experiment which conyncrs him that "our
swamps would moro often become sources Of dis
case II they were not infested with mosquitoes
jersey gentlemen who have swamp lands for
sale ought to Inste this item in their hat to
have it handy TO show to customers who may be
backward in buying.
Buffalo's new Democratic postmaster has taken
possession Of his Office. He tells reporter, 81
| shall be glad 10 receive suggestions from business
| men and from the press" Very good now we
notice. Mr.. SacSctt, that you pay the retiring Re
publican postmaster this compliment; u consider
Mr.. Bedford one of the most faithful public SER
wants who ever held Office in Buffalo. All his
accounts balanced to the last penny, and l find
| everything in the office in perfect system In
virtue OF this tribute to your predecessor we re-
| spectfully suggest, Mr. SacIett, that you write
| TO Mr. Cleveland protesting that his failure to
reappoint Mr.. Bedford not Civil Service Re-
| form in the concrete
| The meeting of the Common Council in Phlla-
delpha was opened with prayer on Monday The
meetings of the Common Council of this metrop lis
are not thus opened, but then many OF our Alder
men have been known TO "prcy without. ceaslng.
| II is some time since the public heard from Doc
! little. Doolttlc OF Wisconsin IL viii be re-
membercd that when last lie faded from the pub
| lie view he was loaded TO the muzzlc with valu
ob'o "succcsions" for Pfcsident-clect Cleveland
| which that gentleman was cruel enough not TO
permit him to fire Off. lie reappears as the back
or of Carter Harrison In letter written To
The Clica o Tribune Doolrtlc booms Carter for
| Mayor in the interest not Of the gov crnment oil
that city but Of a great waterway from Lake
| Michigan to tho Mississippi. DOoliulc expresses
| the hope that the waterway viii be 200 feet wide,
fifteen feet deep. with current Of pure lake water
flowing two miles hour from Chicago to La
| Sale Just as soon us the and canal is built
Chicago VIII become the London OF America
| Dooli;tIc says so aud lac booms Carter good
man TO push the enterprise. II is perhaps just
as well for Carter nevertheless that he has drawn
out Of the canvass. For in the event Of his re-
election he might not have been able TO build
canal 200 feet wide fitted up with current of
| lake water and other modern Improvements. And
in that case IL is more than doubtful If Doolhtle
" ould have condor d his administration.
"1he Ncw-Yorlt " orld7 is pleased with Mr.
| fairchild's appointment. but newspaper OF the
same name spoke in sighting terms Of Mr. Fair
clnlds int llectual, professional and Official d.
mensions7 when he Attorney General OF tins
State.
One of the most useful institutions in Brooklyn
is the Brooll, n Library. II ou5ht TO be Gcncr
| ousy SUPP ogtcd yet Its annual report just
made shows deficiency Of over $4,000, and 1t Is
stated that there has never been year When
| there was not a deficiency. An important add
ton TO the facilities of the library in the last
year Is a suppl mentaIy card catalogue made up
by authors titles and ubjects. This is constantly
revised and kept up TO the times. In connection
with tho admirable catalogue made by the latc
Librarian. s. Is. Noyes, this makes everything on
the shelves readily accessible 10 the reader. WHAT
the library needs is q large permanent endowment
II this could be made large enough to enable the
library - be made free, its educational influence
would be vastly increased Such an object ought
to appeal strongly to men OF large purses ana
| ample public spirit
The Commissioners Of Accounts are about TO
Give the city the benefit of their RECOMMENDATIONS
as TO how the Health Department should DC man
aged Facts and not opinions are what the CITY
expects from the Commissioners of Accounts asa
rule even their facts too old to be OF any use
Mrs. Langtry is quoted as saying that there Is u
difference between English and American auui-
epces which she thus describes: "If the people In
an American audience are not satisfied they 30
quietly out. In Finland they guy and hiss and
mako tbinrs unpleasant 10 get their moneys
WORTH This difference Mrs. Langtry CONSIDERS
to he not one of intelligence but OF the relation
In which they stand TO the performance more
accurate definition would pronounce IT difference
ir manners and common decency.
Tho Railroad Commission OF this state mas uh'
dertal<cn good work In preparing report on inc
1890 railroad bridges in the State 1t appears
that some of these bridges were built when loco
motives weighed only inty-6ve tons. Those
bridges should be looked after
The newspapers Of Ohio are making admiring
not to say envious mention Of the service of cut
glass which Editor Mclean Of 1.-The CINCINNATI
Enquirer purchased at the Stewart sale The
purchase will doubt have an ethical enect
upon newspaper controversy in Clnclnnhtl'-an
Ia, oh Nr cI occasionally
taken hand. The owner Of such magnificent
ont glass will prybabIy be made 10 feel that he
cannot afford to throw stones.